Rate My Professor Jessica Sullivan

In her teaching role, Dr. Sullivan instructs a variety of courses in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, including PTH 633: Clinical Education I, PTH 635: Examination and Diagnosis I, PTH 646: Therapeutic Interventions I, PTH 661: Manual Therapy I, PTH 695: Ethics in Physical Therapy, PTH 735: Examination and Diagnosis III, and PTH 745: Therapeutic Interventions II. Her scholarly interests focus on fostering clinical reasoning development among physical therapy students through innovative simulation methods, such as educational escape rooms. She also investigates the impacts of hippotherapy on sensory information processing and balance in individuals with multiple sclerosis, alongside topics in rural health, vestibular rehabilitation, and clinical reasoning in physical therapy practice. Notable publications co-authored by Dr. Sullivan include “An educational escape room’s influence on physical therapy students’ perception of clinical reasoning development: A qualitative study,” accepted for publication in Simulation in Healthcare and available online since March 6, 2025, and “Does hippotherapy effect use of sensory information for balance in people with multiple sclerosis,” published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice in 2015.